Workboat Funding on hand at seawork

01 Jun 2004

Bank of Scotland Marine Finance returns to seawork with Asset Finance Manager - Marine, Paul Ratcliffe, again on hand to discuss asset finance with those tempted by the 60 boats in the floating exhibition or any other marine equipment on display. 

Employers Be Aware of Seafarers' Rights

01 Jun 2004

Does Britannia rule the waves when it comes to seafarers' employment rights? The answer to this question, according to Deborah West, an employment lawyer who works with Southampton based LAMarine , Lester Aldridge 's specialist shipping and marine law team, is sometimes yes and sometimes no. 

Call to Put Hub Ports on Economic Agenda

01 Jun 2004

One of the UK's leading freight and shipping academics criticised the Government for not doing enough to support hub port developments in Scotland at the Transportation 2010 and Beyond conference organised in Edinburgh last month by legal transport specialists Henderson Boyd Jackson . 

EEDA Funding Anchors Trinity House

01 Jun 2004

Suffolk UK based main contractor Jackson Construction has landed an £8m contract to construct a new headquarters office and buoy yard for Trinity House , the General Lighthouse Authority for England and Wales. The development project is part funded by a £2.5m grant from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and has helped to maintain the historic link between Trinity House and the town of Harwich. 

New US AMS Rules Require Prompt Action

01 Jun 2004

Since 2 April this year carriers entering or leaving the US who fail to comply with the required advance electronic presentation of cargo information face enforcement measures by the USBureau of Customs & Border Protection (CBP), writes Stephen Hawke, Executive Director of Aon Limited ' s Marine Division .